I told you so.
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Can we please auto-delete any new posts trying to scare people into thinking they aren’t going to get their severance?
This from a labor attorney that specializes in Enterprise companies. This is concerning the Hub Strategy and forced move stuff.
"ATT cannot force someone to relocate at their own expense in order to avoid being terminated for cause."
"That might be their plan, but anyone terminated for refusing to move as a condition of continued employment is gonna get paid."
"USA does not require employers to provide severance pay or severance packages to you upon the termination of your job. "
The WARN Act specifically guarantees severance if your job is MOVED an unreasonable distance and you choose not to follow it IF the company has a certain number of employees, etc, etc. All those etc's AT&T meets for almost every major location they are asking employees to relocate from. It's possible if you are the only employee in a certain location, you might not get it by law. Simply google the Warn Act.
John Miller's only been at AT&T for 30 days. The guy is a yes man who knows nothing about AT&T and how it operates. His answers on everything he was asked were middle of the road BS. No one person is going to personally guarantee you're going to get severance. Look at the RTO faqs page and you will see that if your job is moving, and you do not move with it, they will be giving a severance. They want you to be afraid and anxious so that you will go find a new job and absolve them of having to deal with severance and higher unemployment insurance rates. If you can't survive without the severance, then go find a new job now, why wait?
They can legally withhold the severance payments or the lump sum payout to the employee, Management gets a kickback in a form of a bonus.
Just because you are terminated from a job does not mean you are entitled to your bonus money. The reason for your termination is irrelevant
Unemployment is a backup option.
USA does not require employers to provide severance pay or severance packages to you upon the termination of your job. However, many companies choose to provide severance benefits either: as a courtesy to long-term employees, in exchange for a severance agreement
Does that feel good for you?